Graduate Students
Meet the 2025-2026 Graduate Teaching Fellows
We're excited to introduce our three graduate teaching fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year: Amitesh Singh, Brian Wesley Harrington, and Sarah Ligon.
Emily Pitts Donahoe
About CETL
What we read this summer
The CETL Team includes avid readers. In this post, we share what we read this summer.
Events
Announcing CETL’s Fall 2025 Lineup
Teaching large courses, navigating generative AI, real talk about teaching, and more
Graduate Students
CETL Honors Graduate Student Teachers
Meet the winners of the 2024-2025 Graduate Excellence in Teaching Awards
Events
Recap: Infusing Purpose in the Classroom with Transparent Assignment Design
Last month, CETL facilitated a workshop on transparent assignment design, a framework built on research from the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) project. I (Emily) personally believe that one of the lowest-effort, highest-reward changes instructors can make to their pedagogy is to make their teaching choices and course assignments
Inclusive Teaching
Thank an Instructor
We love reading the notes of gratitude students send to their instructors through our Thank an Instructor program. Here are our spring highlights!
Events
Recap: Reforming Grading at the University of Mississippi
Last week, we kicked off our spring semester workshops with a presentation from CETL director Josh Eyler on the topic of “Reforming Grading at the University of Mississippi.” Josh began by recounting some problems with traditional grading, drawn from research for his book Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students,
Events
Recap: January Course Design Workshops
Plus upcoming events for spring 2025
Events
Recap: Developing a Trauma-Aware Pedagogy
The week before the break, CETL hosted our final workshop of the semester, “Developing a Trauma-Aware Pedagogy.” Unfortunately, the topic is more relevant than ever: according to recent reports, nearly half of students who attend college counseling sessions say they have experienced trauma, and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder more
Events
Recap: Rekindling Joy & Purpose
Leveraging the Power of Human Connections for Faculty & Student Success, with Dr. Isis Artze-Vega
Inclusive Teaching
Celebrating CETL Authors
Two CETL educators are releasing books this semester—and the UM community is invited to their launch parties!
Graduate Students
Meet CETL’s Graduate Teaching Fellows
At CETL, we love working with graduate students. We’re especially excited this year to be joined by two outstanding Graduate Teaching Fellows, Amitesh Singh and Winshen Liu. Graduate Teaching Fellows collaborate with CETL staff on our offerings for graduate students and benefit from extensive mentorship in teaching and educational